WELCHOL Rx

Diabetes:

Indications for WELCHOL:

Adjunct to diet and exercise in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Limitations of use: not for the treatment of type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Not studied in type 2 diabetes in combination with DPP-4 inhibitors.

Adult:

Take with a meal and liquid. 3 tabs twice daily or 6 tabs once daily. Susp: one 3.75g pkt once daily. Empty contents into a glass or cup, add 8oz of water, fruit juice, or diet soft drinks; stir and drink. Do not take susp in its dry form.

Children:

Not studied.

Contraindications:

History of bowel obstruction. Serum TG>500mg/dL. History of hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis.

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Hyperlipoproteinemias:

Indications for WELCHOL:

Adjunct to diet and exercise: to reduce elevated LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia (Type IIa), alone or with a statin, when response to nondrug therapy is inadequate; to reduce LDL-C in boys and postmenarchal girls 10–17yrs of age with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, alone or with a statin after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy. Limitations of use: not studied in Fredrickson Type I, III, IV, V dyslipidemias, children <10yrs, or premenarchal girls.

Adults and Children:

<10yrs: not established. Take with a meal and liquid. 10–17yrs: Susp: one 3.75g pkt once daily. Empty contents into a glass or cup, add 8oz of water, fruit juice, or diet soft drinks; stir and drink. Do not take susp in its dry form. >17yrs: 3 tabs twice daily or 6 tabs once daily. With a statin: may be dosed at the same time or dosed apart.

Contraindications:

History of bowel obstruction. Serum TG>500mg/dL. History of hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis.